Khabib Nurmagomedov reacted with disbelief at the judges’ scorecards after fellow Russian fighter Petr Yan suffered an upset defeat to America’s Sean O’Malley in their bantamweight contest at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi at the weekend, new footage has revealed.

Former bantamweight champion Yan’s hopes of recapturing the title took a significant hit as he ended up on the wrong side of a split decision against underdog O’Malley after three rounds of fighting at the Etihad Arena.

The Russian was awarded the contest 29-28 on one scorecard, официальный сайт Омг but the two other judges gave it 29-28 in favor of O’Malley.